Bottle



(No Model.)

J. R. LINDSEY.

BOTTLE.

No. 572,058. Patented Nov. 24, 1896.-

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JULIAN ROBERT LINDSEY, OF FORT ROBINSON, NEBRASKA.

BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent l\l'0. 572,058, datedNovember 24, 1896.

Application filed January 10,1896. Serial No. 574,944. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIAN ROBERT LIND- sin, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and aresident of Fort Robinson, in the county of Dawes and Stateof-Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBottles, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to bottles, jugs, jars, and similar vessels, andthe object thereof is to provide a vessel of this class having a neckattachment which is so constructed and arranged that when the vessel hasbeen filled and the neck attachment applied the vessel may be emptied ofits contents, but cannot be refilled or reused.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which Figure 1 is acentral vertical section of the upperpart of abottle or other vesselprovided with a neck and my improved attachment, and Fig. 2 a similarview showing a modified form of construction.

In the practice of my invention I provide a'bottle or other vessel A,having a neck attachment B, the lower portion of which is much thickerthan the upper portion, and p'rovided at the upper end thereof with anannular valve-seat C, on which is adapted to be seated a valve D, whichis cylindricalin form and provided at its upper end with a centralvertical bore cl, which extends only part way through said valve, and atthe lower end of which are formed outwardly-directed perforations (1 thelower ends of which, when the valve is seated, are closed by thevalveseat. The neck of the bottle is also provided with an annularshoulder E, in the inner walls of which is formed an annular groove F,and the sides of, the valve are also provided with notches or recessesG, which are triangular in form and the larger portions or ends of whichare directed downward, and secured to said valve are springs H, thelower ends of which are provided with outwardly-directed arms orprojections h, which are adaptcd to enter the annular groove F.

The annular groove F is of considerable depth, and the valve is thusgiven a slight movement within the neck, and when the bottle or vesselis inverted or tilted the valve will leave its seat and pass downwardlyin the neck until the outwardly-directed arms h on the springs H strikethe upper shoulder or wall of the annular groove F.

The upper end of the neck is adapted to beclosed bya plug or stopper Kin the usual manner, and the operation will be readily understood fromthe foregoing description when taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings.

In this class of devices the bottle or vessel must first be filledbefore the neck valve or attachment is applied, and the bottle or vesselA, having been filled with the desired contents, the valve D is insertedinto the vessel, as shown inFig. l, the springs H being compressed toadmit of this operation, and after this the neck or nozzle is closed bythe plug or stopper K.

When it is desired to empty the bottle or vessel or to discharge aportion of its contents, the plug or stopper K is removed in the usualmanner and the bottle inverted 0r tilted, when the valve D will leaveits seat and drop forwardly or downwardly untilt-he arms or projectionsh strike upon the upper wall of the annular groove F, and in thisposition of the valve the contents of the vessel will flow out throughthe perforations (Z and the central bore cl, as will be readilyunderstood, and this operation maybe repeated or continued until thebottle is entirely empty.

If an attempt be made to refill the bottle by pouring liquids thereinto,the valve D will at once be reseated, when noliquids can enter thebottle, the ports or openings formed by the perforations (1 being closedby the vahe-seat, and this operation will be the same in any position inwhich the bottle may be held in an attempt to pour liquids thereinto,and, if desired, the valve D maybe constructed as to operate as afloat-valve, in which event liquids could not be forced into the bottle.7

In the construction shown in Fig. 2 the valve-seat G is also employed,and the valve D is disk-shaped and the lower side of the perimeterthereof is inclined and provided ICO with the perforations (Z andsecured within the neck at a short distance above the valve is acylindrical attachment M, the sides of which are provided withspring-operated plugs m, which are adapted to enter the annular grooveF, which in this construction is just large enough to receive them, andthe cylindrical attachment M is provided with a central vertical bore mand in the bottom thereof is formed a cup-shaped cavity or recess m Inthis form of construction, when the bottle or vessel is inverted, theeon tents thereof flow through the perforations (K into the cup-shapedcavity or recess m and through the central bore m of the attachment, andthe results produced will be substantially the same as thosehereinbefore described. It will thus be seen that I accomplish theobject of my invention by means of a device which is simple inconstruction and comparatively inexpensive, and it is evident thatchanges in and modifications of the construction herein described may bemade without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificingits advantages.

In the form of construction shown in Fig. 2 the valve D may also be madeto serve as a float-valve, if desired, and in this event the bottlecannot be filled by forcing liquids thereinto, and in an attempt to pourliquids thereinto the valve D will at once be seated and thus close theneck of the bottle.

IIaving fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent The combination with a bottle provided with aneck, having an interior annular shoulder and groove and Whose lowerportion is much thicker than the upper portion, an annular valve-seat insaid thicker portion, a cylindrical valve, provided with externaltriangular notches, adapted to fit on said seat,

said valve having a vertical central boreex--

